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fAMILY TIES THE GODFATHER, made in 1974, details the Corleone crime family in Manhattan during the mid 1930s. The Don, Vito Corleone, played by Marlon Brando, leads his organization against a relentless narcotics push by a rival family, the Sollozzos. Vito Caleone does not want anything to do with drugs because he believes they will be the downfall of the Mafia. The story, covering a ten year time period, offers a rich tapestry of Mafia life from the inside, drawing the audience into witnessing the transfer of power within a close-knit family According to the October 1999 issue of “Entertainment Weekly”, THE GODFATHER is one of the greatest movies of the decade. Rarely can it be said that a film has defined a decade, but never has this been truer than in the case of THE GODFATHER. Clearly, THE GODFATHER is the best movie made in its decade. Although the film was made before complicated special effects were available, it still has the capability to grab and hold an audience’s attention; and the roles of family members changing dramatically throughout the movie keeps the audience on their feet as well as providing several mini-stories within this one massive picture. Special effects play a huge roll in modern day films; they are mainly used to grab the attention of the audience. In the making of THE GODFATHER, very few special effects were used. The director, Francis Ford Coppola was able to capture the audience’s attention with a terrific cast, and a captivating story line. The movie explores many aspects of real life such as family responsibility, a father's legacy, the need to earn respect and the corrupting influence of power. These are some of the ingredients combined in Francis Ford Coppola's masterpiece. The movie ran close to three hours and every scene was better then the last; not boring the viewer throughout the entire performance. Throughout the film, Michael Corleone played brilliantly by Al Pacino, experiences a major change in his way of thinking. Michael changes from believing that what his family does is wrong, to believing that his family's crimes are a necessary evil. He begins by insisting to his girlfriend that his family's crimes belong to his family, not to him. He was not involved in the business and did not want anything to do with it. By the end of the movie, most of the Corleone family have been murdered. Michael organizes the execution of several people within the other crime families as the Corleon family's new Don, having reasoned that these murders are necessary. Feeling that he must follow in his father’s footsteps he transforms from an innocent bystander to the central manipulator. Michel, following in his father’s footsteps, who once claimed to be different from the rest of his family, has become more ruthless than Don Vito ever was. If THE GODFATHER were only about one Mafia type, it would never have gained as many accolades. The characteristic that sets this film apart from so many others great films is its ability to tell several stories simultaneously and at the end each ties into each other perfectly. Any of the individual story lines explored in THE GODFATHER are strong enough to form the foundation of a movie on their own. Rarely does a film tell as many diverse-yet-interconnected stories. This motion picture was not slapped together; it was carefully crafted. Every major character is molded into a distinct, complex Stereotype of Italian-American culture. THE GODFATHER, undoubtedly, was the best movie of its decade. This movie was based on terrific acting and a complicated story line. The film was produced using minimal special effect, which made it more important to have a captivating story line in order to hold the audience’s attention. Michael's’ character change, from being separated from his family crimes to being directly involved is a major and dramatic turning point in the movie. The true beauty of this film are the several mini-stories, which could be separate movies in themselves, that lead into one huge master plan. It was filled with several mini-climaxes all leading up to the final climax. THE GODFATHER is a classic that shaped movie making for an entire generation. Bibliography:

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